#686D78 Color

#686D78 is rgb(104, 109, 120) in RGB and hsl(221, 7%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686D78

HEX#686D78

RGBrgb(104, 109, 120)

HSLhsl(221, 7%, 44%)

HSVhsv(221, 13%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.018 266.2)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686D78 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686D78 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686D78 Complementary#787368 Analogous#687578 Analogous#6B6878 Triadic#78686D Triadic#6D7868

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686D78, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7C818D #8F949E #A5A9B1 #BBBEC4 #D1D3D7 #E4E5E7

Shades

#5A5E68 #4E525A #40434A #323439 #242529 #18191B

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